Festival attendees will have the chance to pitch representatives from New Form Digital, CBC Comedy, and Just For Laughs TV.

In the burgeoning world of festivals that honor achievements in web series and video, the Vancouver Web Fest has emerged as one of the leading destinations for quality web content. Now in its fourth year, the Vancouver-based festival takes place in a city often hailed as the “Hollywood of Canada,” and a popular production destination for film, television, and now web series. The festival will take place March 17-19, 2017, with public screenings, panels from leading industry professionals, and “speed-dating” pitch sessions between creators and developers.

“Vancouver Web Fest creates an experience that brings people together to discover extraordinary digital series and web content from around the world,” writes Executive Director and Founder Suzette Laqua. “It fosters a welcoming environment that encourages exploration into new formats of storytelling.”

Previous panelists have included New Form Digital’s SVP of Development Melissa Schneider, creator of the hit “Pride & Prejudice” adaptation “The Lizzie Bennett Diaries” Bernie Su, and CEO of OutTV Brad Danks. The festival offers workshops for creators on topics ranging from lighting and sound design to building a brand and marketing your web series.

In 2015, the Vancouver Web Fest honored Canadian-made series “Whatever, Linda” with awards for Best Canadian Series, Best Drama and Best Original Score. Earlier this year, Deadline announced that “Whatever, Linda” was being adapted as a half-hour TV series by The Mark Gordon Company, with “Orphan Black” co-creator Graeme Manson executive producing.

Here are the 2017 selections and nominees. Additional acting and production nominations can be found here.